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   Blow·out

   /ˈblōˌout/

   

   noun

   • 1. a sudden rupture or malfunction of a part or an apparatus due to pressure, in particular the bursting of an automobile tire. Similar punctureflat tireburst tireinformal:flat
   • ▪ an uprush of oil or gas from a well: "a blowout preventer"
   • ▪ an outburst of anger or an argument: informal North American "that exchange led to a big blowout five years ago"
   • ▪ a melting of an electric fuse.
   • 2. a large or lavish meal or social gathering: informal "it is difficult to imagine the slim person going for a real blowout" Similar partyfeastbanquetcelebrationbingeinformal:shindigshindydobeanfeastbeanobunfightthrashnosh-upscoffslap-up mealtuck-in
   • 3. an event at which goods are sold at heavily discounted prices: North American "the purpose of the blowout is to motivate new customers to visit"
   • 4. an easy victory in a sporting contest or election: informal North American "they had lost seven games—four by blowouts and three by slim margins"
   • 5. an act or instance of blow-drying hair: North American "you can't do a blowout with super wet hair"
   • 6. a hollow eroded by the wind.

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